Description: Between the mid-1920s and 1963, James David Zellerbach (1892-1963), an avid home movie maker, filmed numerous home movies of the Zellerbach family, founders of the Zellerbach Paper Company. The films document the family's life in San Francisco and include a good deal of footage of the San Francisco landscape. Also documented in the films are family trips and leisure pursuits. This film reel includes footage of a Zellerbach family retreat in 1931.

Source: 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm

Collection: Zellerbach Family Papers

Call Number: BANC MSS 2010/690

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This movie is part of the collection: The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Director: Zellerbach, James David, 1892-1966
Producer: Zellerbach, James David, 1892-1966
Audio/Visual: Silent, Black and White
Language: English
Keywords: californialightandsound; Jewish families--California--San Francisco; Amateur films--California--San Francisco; Zellerbach, James David, 1892-1963
Contact Information: The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Administration office: (510) 642-3781 - Fax: (510) 642-7589 - Reference desk: (510) 642-6481 General inquiries: magnes@library.berkeley.edu. For Collection Research and Reference inquiries, see Research Services webpage (http://www.magnes.org/scholars/research-information).

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